Jack Donald (baby Jack) is here ! (FINALLY!) Grandchild #6 !

Baby Jack FINALLY arrived weighing in at a whopping 7 lbs. 13 oz. breaking the Lloyd family birth weight record ! After threatening to come at just 29 weeks, Jen was put on strict bed rest and I (Gay) spent the next 10 weeks living with their little family in Abilene, Texas. What an adorable little guy he is ! WELL worth the wait !

Merry Christmas! 2010

We had a fabulous holiday season with all our kids and grandkids !! Jen & Todd surprised us and showed up on Christmas Eve so once again, Cam did not have to spend Christmas morning ALONE with us OLD people !! Yea for great siblings !!

The past year & moving - to Ogden !?!?!?!?

So, yes, I haven't blogged for over a year and moving is just ONE of many reasons why ! The last time I posted was Thanksgiving of 2009--little did we know then that it would be our last Thanksgiving in our Layton house (seems kind of fitting now, that it was also the first time we had ever "hosted" a Thanksgiving) !

Anyways, we DID have Christmas too, and the day after that Dave, Cam, and & I got in the car for a 36 hour drive to Meridian, Mississippi to get Jenni, Chase, and Kayla and bring them back to Utah to live for the next 6 months while Todd served our country in Iraq. We drove straight through for about 30 hours (a first for us) and then spent a night in the Dallas area (nicest Motel 6 EVER) and then drove just a short 6 more hours the next day until we arrived there.

We headed back to Utah on New Years Day 2010 ! I won't even begin to write about the L-O-N-G trip home, but let's just say, we now had 2 vehicles, 2 small children, and 2 (of 4) very sick drivers---it was a LONG trip for everyone and we had never felt so happy to be HOME !

So between moving Jen here, our real estate business, and moving ourselves to Ogden, I haven't kept up on the blog ! But life is good--we are super busy-- we love our family !

Our new little Emma meets cousins, Carter & Rylee !!

Our 5th Grandchild - Emelyne LaRue Hirschi !

We were able to drive to Illinois in August to meet our 5th little grandbaby & spend about 10 days with Erika & Mark. She is sooooo sweet !

Grateful for our blessings - Thanksgiving 2009

It has happened . . . after 29 years of marriage, we finally "hosted" our first Thanksgiving Dinner at our house ! We missed Erika & Mark who were in Illinios with Mark's family, and Jenni & Todd, Chase & Kayla who were in Mississippi this year.

. . . table 1 before dinner

. . . the kids table (we were "missing" our other 2 kids)

. . table 2 before dinner

. . . after dinner games !

All the Lloyds @ Heber Valley

Make a Smilebox photobook

Here's our SUMMER in a nutshell---where did it go ?!?!

No pictures of this (believe me, you wouldn't want to see them), but Dave had Carpal Tunnel surgery on BOTH hands done in July---that has been fun/interesting !? And then he and I (and Ryan & Jaimee) completed our first 5K race on Aug. 1 for Raspberry Days @ Bear Lake ! We plan to do more, but are sure that no other races will include FREE Raspberry Ice Cream for completing !?!?!?

Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo ! YEHAAAW !

Our good friend "Chino" was baptised !

Fun in the sun with Wave Runners ! Applonies @ Bear Lake 2009 (see a few "movies" at the bottom of this post too !

Just Chillin with Uncle Cameron !

The Applonie clan visits Minnetonka Cave

Young Women Camp @ Payson Lakes !!! Camp Cook & Assistant !

We actually had "real" family pictures taken while EVERYONE was together ! Us with the Grandkids ! (my personal favorite !

The WHOLE gang !

@ the Oquhir Mt. Temple Open House

A quick overnight trip to Lava for our 29th Anniversary---with ALL of us !

Carter & Chase playing their Harmonicas (a gift from Gr. Grma. A) for the living and the dead !

Cameron is on the cover !

Cameron's choir teacher, Mr. E wrote an article for this magazine and Cameron and his "sweet" guitar "made the cover"! He is in the background, right where he likes to be !?

The top cabinets are done !!!

We spent "spring break" week finishing the upper cabinets in the kitchen !